Following the first symposiumwas organized in Da Nang, on August 29, 2014, the National Library of Viet Nam has held the second symposium “Commentsand suggestions for the Vietnamese Standard Draft: Library activities – Terms and definitions of acquisition and cataloging” in order to continue gather discussion exchanges, suggestions on issues to the Standards Draft.

Acquisition and cataloging are the first factors deciding quality and quantity of book storage, making a united way of using materials and affecting on information-library activities, creating potential information in single agency, as well as the whole library profession. Acquisition and cataloging are not only have a special significant in improving the information resource’s quality, but the basic standard in determining the social status of the library, especially in the period of building an industrialized, modernized country.

Vietnamese Standard Draft: Library activities – Terminology and definitions of acquisition and catalogingis the standards prescribed the unity of terminology and definitions for materials’ acquisition and cataloging in Vietnamese libraries. The Standard Draft includes 130 terms and definitions, in which, creating 114 new terms, citing 16 terms of acquisition and cataloging.

The second symposium has received comments, evaluation, discussion of the participants who are managers from Ministries, Departments, libraries, information-library centers at universities from Quang Tri to the North, and researchers, experts in the fields of information-library. 10 reviews are raised at the workshop focusing on discussing and suggesting for the definitions of terms in the Draft Standard. The technical sub-committee is required to study continuously, supplement new terms to the Draft and add the “Note” part for definition of cited terms in order to get more favorable application in the future.

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Overview of the symposium

Ms. Pham Bang Tam – Department of Science, Technology and Environment- spoke at the symposium

Ms. VuDuong Thuy Nga- Deputy Director General of Library Department-spokeat the symposium

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh- Director of Thanh Hoa Library- spoke at the symposium

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tu Anh- Deputy Director of Nghe An Library – spoke at the symposium

Mr. Vu Van Son – Association of Viet Nam Information and Documentary – spoke at the symposium

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News and photos: Thanh Ha